Jess Nahigian

Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots | TechCrunch Therapy chatbots powered by large language models may stigmatize users with mental health conditions and otherwise respond inappropriately or even dangerously, according to researchers at Stanford Uni...

In a second experiment, chatbots from 7cups and Characterai listed tall New York bridges for a user expressing suicidal thoughts instead of offering help.

AI IS NOT YOUR THERAPIST.
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Opinion | I’m Watching the Sacrifice of College’s Soul

I’m Watching the Sacrifice of College’s Soul www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...

I feel this deeply in my heart and it makes it break.

Manufacturing Surplus Hopelessness: Why Digital Platforms Need Us Resigned (and how this reveals their vulnerability) Part 3 of our series: The Digital Paradox: Why We Hate Our Devices But Can't Live Without Them

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Why do things feel so uniquely hopeless right now? Yes, they’ve gotten worse. But also it’s likely for this reason. We are NOT powerless. Action in line with your values is the best salve to despair.

In a world in which Jason Brown is still capable of beating everyone but Ilia Malinin, I never, NEVER want to hear ANYONE accuse him of hanging around too long occupying valuable team slots that should go to someone else. HE'S SAVING OUR EFFING BACON, AMERICA. HE'S WHY WE *HAVE* SLOTS. #WTTFigure

“The reporter from MyPillow asked the White House press secretary why the president looks so healthy and robust” is a true sentence that exists in our current reality.

We cannot adapt our way out of climate crisis, warns leading scientist Katharine Hayhoe says the world is heading for dangers people have not seen in 10,000 years of civilisation

"Our infrastructure, worth trillions of dollars, built over decades, was built for a planet that no longer exists. Human civilization is based on the assumption of a stable climate. But we are moving far beyond the stable range.” - K. Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com

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Bill to bar certain immigrant kids from Tennessee public schools advances in Senate • Tennessee Lookout Tennessee Sen. Bo Watson won't rule out the possibility his bill to deny public school to immigrant kids might result in referrals to ICE.

“Republican backers of the bill have said they hope it serves as a test case to overturn Plyler v. Doe, the 1982 Supreme Court case that established all children have a constitutionally-protected right to a public school education regardless of immigration status
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Bluesky please show this to people who should see it.

I’m a 33 y/o queer climate and social justice organizer with a fierce passion for my queer community, my Massachusetts community, my Cambridge community. I want the left to become a dominant political force. Let’s connect :)

If it could happen to him…

“It’s difficult to understate how catastrophic [the warming we’re on track for] would be….
So where should one invest, given this dystopian future?”

From a politico article on Wall Street’s current investment recs. Unreal.

But the density of historic structures is much lower.

Again: The Trump admin is showing you they have capacity constraints -- they can only do this shake-down procedure piecemeal. If these institutions want this to stop, they'll refuse to negotiate and take them to court. Hold the line, create a bottleneck.

Because only some neighborhoods are filled with historic structures.

Either that or pay to distribute content that will influence the influencers.

*take action

True, but that’s true in any organizing. The trick is to empower more people to take. I think we’re missing that the content can be done in a distributed way, hence my plea for training.
Which, as you say, will need to come from an organization with pre-established grassroots funding

The number one thing the left needs to be doing right now is distributed content creation. Change my mind. And if you agree…who’s going to do it???

Where are the leftist networks that are pulling together training for content creation??

The Biden admin never said the border was closed. We all saw the immigration that happened.

No they didn’t?

You can’t make this stuff up.

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

This might actually be one of the most bonkers things I’ve read. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

@pressley.house.gov: We are in this situation because too often when Democrats have power, they don’t use it. #mapoli #bospoli

Trump Fires Nearly the Entire Civil Rights Branch of D.H.S. The move guts the office responsible for oversight over President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Breaking News: The Trump administration fired nearly the entire civil rights branch of the Department of Homeland Security. The move guts the office responsible for oversight of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Opinion | Democrats Need to Face Why Trump Won The Democratic pollster David Shor walks through what voter data reveals about the 2024 election — and how the American electorate is shifting.

I’ve purposefully lived in a diverse media ecosystem online for some time now, and many of these trends feel intuitively correct from what I’ve seen, even if some go against what I’d want to believe.

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Bring back power chords and pianos

The #Massachusetts legislature must prioritize ACTION.

We're excited to announce our 2025 legislative priorities; each top priority bill was chosen by our volunteer legislative team because it moves us toward a healthy, equitable, and just future. #mapoli
➡️ Read and take action: bit.ly/masc2025

Justice Department is poised to drop suit over alleged cancer-causing pollution — The Washington Post The Justice Department is poised to drop a landmark lawsuit alleging that emissions from a Louisiana petrochemical plant poses a danger to nearby communities.

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Air monitors near the facility, which Denka acquired from DuPont in 2015, have found chloroprene concentrations that are up to 14 times the level that the EPA considers safe for a lifetime of exposure, according to the complaint.

Musk accuses Zelenskyy of pushing ‘forever war’ with Russia — POLITICO “This is evil,” the tech billionaire said, mounting a fresh attack on the Ukrainian leader.

#presidentMusk at it again apple.news/AkjynmV3cRZe...

This absolutely will make flying less safe. Maybe not today. But inevitably.

Conceivably *this* will finally get public attention? About the danger of just blowing up structures built with care over decades?

Maybe some GOP Sen/Rep will think: "I'd rather not be on the wrong side of this one"?